Lazy Book Lovers: Recent Episodes
Natali Topliff and Antonia Bernardin
Once upon a time two book nerds Tali & Toni tried to make a book podcast for #booklovers who procrastinate about reading. Our Links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/
This episode covers 9 recommendations from Tali of books by Black British authors, these books range from stories that feature black characters and themes around black identity, to essays and discussions on race, class and the British colonial heritage.
Books discussed in today's episode are:
- The Ice Cream Girls - Dorothy Koomson
- White Teeth - Zadie Smith
- Black and British: A Short, Essential History - David Olusoga
- Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race - Reni Eddo-Lodge
- Noughts & Crosses, Noughts & Crosses #1 - Malorie Blackman
- Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging - Afua Hirsch
- Queenie - Candice Carty-Williams
- Girl, Woman, Other - Bernardine Evaristo
- Honey & Spice - Bolu Babalola
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Over July and August our buddy read book was My Boss is the Devil by Ben Schenkman! The rules for our buddy reads are simple, we try to pick an indie author whose book is available on Kindle Unlimited and we have two months to read it.
This episode does contain spoilers! In it we talk about the themes, plots and characters in the book and what we did and didn't like.
You can join our next buddy read on Storygraph here, which will be Pumpkin, Spice and Poltergeist by Ali K Mulford and K.Elle. Morrison.
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We haven't come up with a succinct way to summarise this trope, it's basically 'character is injured/ sick and other character takes care of them trope' - this is distinctly different from the 'who hurt you trope', it is very specifically about books where a character is cared for by another, usually the love interest.
Disappointingly for us, but good news for you, this actually turned out to be a really good list! We definitely added a bunch of stuff to our TBR's
Books discussed in today episode are:
- From Lukov with Love - Mariana Zapata
- In Deeper Waters - F.T. Lukens
- Pestilence, The Four Horsemen #1 -Laura Thalassa
- Always Only You, Bergman Brothers #2- Chloe Liese
- Fragile Remedy - Maria Ingrande Mora
- The Nature of Witches - Rachel Griffin
- A Ruin of Roses, Deliciously Dark Fairytales #1 - K.F. Breene
- Divine Blood, Guardians of the Maiden #1 - Beck Michaels
- Easy Tiger, Prickle Island Zoo #2 - Ali K. Mulford
- Kingdom of the Wicked, Kingdom of the Wicked #1 -Kerri Maniscalco
- Six of Crows, Six of Crows #1 - Leigh Bardugo
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After doing vampire recs a few episodes ago, we decided that werewolves were also having a comeback and so Tali pulled together a list of werewolf books that are on her TBR. For this rec list we go through the descriptions of the books and discuss what we know about them and our thoughts.
Books we discuss today are:
- Shadows & Light, Cambric Creek After Darkverse #2 - C.M. Nascosta
- Alpha of Mortal Flesh, Darkmourn Universe #3 - Ben Alderson
- Hemlock Grove, Hemlock Grove #1 - Brian McGreevy
- Mongrels - Stephen Graham Jones
- Bride - Ali Hazelwood
- Nightbitch - Rachel Yoder
- Such Sharp Teeth - Rachel Harrison
- The Wren in the Holly Library, The Oak and Holly Cycle #1 - K.A. Linde
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It's reading update time! Here's a selection of what we've been reading lately, as usual we've got a lot of fantasy books and Toni has started a new series which she spends a good portion of the middle talking about.
The books we talk about in this episode are:
Toni
- The Amethyst Kingdom
- The Raven Boys
- Bitten by Surprise
Tali
- Twin Crowns
- Scales and Sensibility
- The Marriage Act
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So if the title hasn't given it away, in today's episode Tali and Toni have come prepared with 5 love interests each from popular books.
Which we're going to rate each one from 1-5 on how unhinged they are, using a measurement of how fast you would tell your friend to run away in real life. How much of a cinnamon roll they are from 1-5. Finishing with their 'daddy' level (in a fictional universe only because fictional men can be walking red flags).
The whole thing is just as unhinged as it sounds... but was really funny.
The love interests we talk about today are:
- Rhysand (ACOTAR series)
- Kaz Brekker (Six of Crows)
- Wrath (Kingdom of the Wicked)
- Jace (The Mortal Instruments)
- Peta Malark (The Hunger Games)
- Lucien (ACOTAR series)
- The Bargainer (Rhapsodic)
- Gabe (The Bonds That Tie)
- Edward Cullen (Twilight)
- Amy Dunne (Gone Girl)
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The idea behind this episode was that we each bring a book to tell each other (and you) about, we failed the assignment as we've both bough a series along!
- First half of the episode we talk about the Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir
- Second half we hear all about the Heart Stopper series by Alice Oseman
Join us this week for a mini deep-dive into two very different series and why the Lazy Book Lovers love these books!
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This week we are bringing you a list of books that give off a summer vibe, set in either tropical places or holiday destinations, it's all places that reminded Toni of sun and long hot days. We have a strange mix of romance and thrillers for you today!
Books talked about in this episode are:
- Just for the Summer, Part of Your World #3,Abby Jimenez
- Seven Days in June, Tia Williams
- The Paradise Problem, Christina Lauren
- Dial A for Aunties, Aunties #1, Jesse Q. Sutanto
- The Resort, Sara Ochs
- The Unhoneymooners, The Unhoneymooners #1, Christina Lauren
- My Killer Vacation, Tessa Bailey
- Summer Reading, Jenn McKinlay
- Happy Place, Emily Henry
- Beach Read, Emily Henry
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Curious about what books are coming out over the next few months? Join us for a little list of some the books that are coming out in the third quarter of the year (July- September). In this episode we read out the synopsis's of books that are releasing soon and offer our... very 'qualified'... opinions on these books and whether we'll be picking them up!
Books discussed in today's episode are:
- The Thirteenth Child - Erin A. Craig
- Compound Fracture - Andrew Joseph White
- Immortal Dark, Immortal Dark Trilogy #1 - Tigest Girma
- Long Live Evil, Time of Iron #1 - Sarah Rees Brennan
- Masquerade - O.O. Sangoyomi
- Girls Who Burn - MK Pagano
- Dance of the Starlit Sea - Kiana Krystle
- The Midnight Feast - Lucy Foley
- The Night Ends with Fire, The Night Ends With Fire #1 - K.X. Song
- All This and More - Peng Shepherd
- Society of Lies - Lauren Ling Brown
- You Will Never Be Me - Jesse Q. Sutanto
- The Seventh Veil of Salome - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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We may have to change our name because the Lazy Book Lovers have not been so lazy with their reading lately! Our secret plan to bully ourselves into reading more by running a book podcast is working... so today we talk about some of our stand-out reads from the last month or two.
In a weird freaky Friday, Tali has been reading loads of romantasy and Toni has been reading non-fiction and depressing stuff.
Book discussed in today's episode are:
Toni's reads:
- Four thousand weeks- time management for mortals - Oliver Burke
- In the Dream house - Carmen Maria Machado
- Rhapsodic - Laura Thalassa
- Love and other words - Christina Lauren
- A Pho love story - Loan Le
Tali's reads
- The bonds that tie series - J Bree
- Cursed under London - Gabby Hutchinson Crouch
- The crimson moth - Kristen Ciccarelli
- The Throne of Shadows - Evangeline Anderson
- When the Moon Hatched - Sarah A Parker
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We're trying something new! Here is an update on all things reading and life related for the first six months of the year, usually we only do the yearly summaries but we thought it would be fun to do summary updates throughout the year.
Today we talk about:
- A little bit of life
- A good 5+ min tangent chat about gross things our pets leave us as presents (oops)
- Total reads for the year so far
- Page stats for the year
- Top reading moods
- Reading speed and book pace stats
- Top genres and authors
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In this indie author (independently published books) recommendation list, we cover new releases due to come out, or that have recently been released. This is an ongoing series where we give indie authors a moment in the spotlight! This episode has a slight fantasy/ paranormal romance theme.
Know of/ have an indie book you'd like us to talk about? Submit it here
The books discussed in today's episode are:
- Midlife Supernaturals series by T.J. Deschamps
- Faun Over Me - Camp Cryptid series by B.L. Brown
- Beauty is a Blade - A Thousand Scars for You series by Justin Bourne Boring
- The Freckled Fate series by Tetyana Walker
- Somewhere Between Dandelions by Trisha Larson Harmon
- A Dash of Serotonin, a Pinch of Dopamine by Noor Amjad
- The Unfolding - A Scatter Plot - The Stones of Lodrusia series by Noor Amjad
- The Legacies of Traitors - Forsaken Legacies Series by C. M. Leyva
- Enchanted Fates by Alyssa Rose
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This is an episode we've been planning for ages, a deep discussion of the Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuire . We've both recently listened/ read the whole series and were briefly obsessed, so dive in with us in this spoilers talk about the 9 book series.
The books in this series:
- Every heart a doorway
- Down among the sticks and bones
- Beneath the sugar sky
- In an absent dream
- Come tumbling down
- Across the green grass fields
- Where the drowned girls go
- Lost in the moment and found
- Mislaid in parts half known
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Over May and June our buddy read book was A Thorn Among Roses by Haley Anderton! The rules for our buddy reads are simple, we try to pick an indie author whose book is available on Kindle Unlimited and we have two months to read it.
This episode does contain spoilers! In it we talk about the themes, plots and characters in the book and what we did and didn't like.
You can join our next buddy read on Storygraph here, which will be My Boss is the Devil (The Devil You Know Book 1) by Ben Schenkman
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This episode is something completely different! Our editor has put together a series of contextless clips from roughly episode 100 onwards, with a series of our most wonderful and weirdest tangents.
Listen to hear our editor speak for only the second time ever in 126 episodes!
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In this indie author (independently published books) recommendation list, we cover new releases due to come out, or that have recently been released. This is an ongoing series where we give indie authors a moment in the spotlight! This episode we have a mix of contemporary fiction, YA, Speculative fiction, romance and fantasy.
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Books we talk about in today's episode are:
- Poison heart - Mae Pierce
- The Masks We Wear - B.D.Carpenter
- Serpents of Sky and Flame - Rebecca F. Kenney
- Cats out of the Bag - L.Caroline
- Falling for Fables - Jenna Wolfheart
- Fate of the Sun King - Nisha J Tuli
- Herald - Robert J Hayes
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It's important to read diversely all year round but for Pride month we are bringing you a little list of recommendations as a place to start. This list has got everything from graphic novels to short story collections to fantasy and romance!
For once the Lazy Book Lovers haven't been so lazy! We've been making our way through our tbr lists so that's why we're bringing you a two part reading update. In part 2, Toni's romance kick continues with a little sprinkling of fantasy and Tali is bringing you some more thrillers.
Books discussed in today's episode are:
Toni's reads:
- The Light That Blinds Us
- The Ex Talk
- The Hating Game
Tali's reads:
- None of This Is True
- The Sins on Their Bones
- The Centre
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For once the Lazy Book Lovers haven't been so lazy! We've been making our way through our tbr lists so that's why we're bringing you a two part reading update. In part 1, Toni's been on a romance kick again and Tali's bringing a mix of thriller, speculative fiction and fantasy.
Books discussed in today's episode are:
Toni reads:
- Ice Planet Barbarians
- Twice in a Blue Moon
- Happy Place
- Bride
Tali reads:
- Wayward Children series
- The Disappearing Act
- Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
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Since vampires are having their moment we have made you a little tbr list, from classics, to debuts, to translated fiction, this short and sweet list has a little bit of everything.
Books discuss in this episode are:
- Dracula – Bram Stoker
- Shanghai Immortal – A.Y. Chao
- Masters of Death – Olivie Blake
- The Southern Book Clubs Guide to Slaying Vampires – Grady Hendrix
- Fangs – Sarah Anderson
- The Historian – Elizabeth Kostova
- Certain Dark Things – Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Shadow of Night – Deborah Harkness
- Let the Right One In – John Ajvide Lindqvist
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In March and April we ran the Lazy Book Lovers podcast's first ever buddy read! The rules are simple, we try to pick an indie author whose book is available on Kindle Unlimited and we have two months to read it. Our book for March-April was Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J Tuli!
In this spoiler free episode, we talk about the themes, plots and characters in the book and what we did and didn't like.
You can join our next buddy read on Storygraph here, which will be A Thorn Among Roses by Hayley Anderton!
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This is a full spoilers chaos episode with a bunch of recs from Tali's recent thriller binge. We're bringing you lots of death and lots of weird sh*t happening in fancy mansions with rich people!
Books discussed in today's episode are:
- The seven deaths of Evelyn hard castle - Stuart Turton
- The family game - Catherine Steadman
- The murder game - Tom Hindle
- The Christmas Murder Game - Alexandra Benedict
- The 12 days of murder - Andreina Cordani
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Also known as Asian Heritage month, we've created a little tbr list of books and authors for you to check out during May (although, as we always say, it's important to read diversely all your round!). This suggested reads list came from books on Tali's and Toni's radar that we would like to read, so get ready for the usual strange mix of horror, mystery, fantasy, contemporary fiction and romance...
Books discussed in today's episode are:
- Silver Under Nightfall - Rin Chupeco
- A Magic Steeped in poison - Judy L Lin
- How High We Go in the Dark - Sequoia Nagamatsu
- Six Crimson Cranes - Elizabeth Lim
- On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong
- Kaikeyi - Vaishnavi Patel
- Black Water Sister - Zen Cho
- Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao
- If You Could See the Sun - Ann Liang
- Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating - Adiba Jaigirdar
- The Stardust Thief - Chelsea Abdullah
- This Woven Kingdom - Tahereh Mafi
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Curious about what books are coming out over the next few months? Join us for a little list of some the books that are coming out in the second quarter of the year (April-June). In this episode we read out the synopsis's of books that are releasing soon and offer our... very 'qualified'... opinions on these books and whether we'll be picking them up!
Books discussed in today's episode are:
- The Last Murder at the End of the World- Stuart Turton
- Table for Two - Amor Towles
- The Cemetery of Untold Stories - Julia Alvarez
- The Husbands - Holly Gramazio
- Just for the Summer, Part of Your World #3 - Abby Jimenez
- The Familiar - Leigh Bardugo
- Dragon Fruit - Makiia Lucier
- How to End a Love Story - Yulin Kuang
- Funny Story - Emily Henry
- The Return of Ellie Black - Emiko Jean
- Better Left Unsent - Lia Louis
- Goddess of the River - Vaishnavi Patel
- Five Broken Blades - Mai Corland
- The Unwedding - Ally Condie
- Not in Love - Ali Hazelwood
- One of Our Kind - Nicola Yoon
- Lovers and Liars - Amanda Eyre Ward
Full list on Storygraph
Credit to the Booklistqueen website, which was our main resource for this episode, alongside some from Goodreads, Readers Digest and Penguin
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Tali took part in the trans readathon in March so this week we are bringing you a recommendation list made up of books she has read that were either written by a trans author, or have trans characters, because more diverse reading is a great goal to have year round!
The books we discuss in today's episode are:
- This is how you lose the time war - Max Gladstone
- Upright women wanted - Sarah Gailey
- The Tea Dragon Society - K O'Neill
- The Singing Hills Cycle - Nghi Vo
- Mooncakes - Suzanne walker
- Light From uncommon stars - Ryka Aoki
- Feed them silence - Lee Mandelo
- Pet - Akwaeke Emezi
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We're trying something new! Here is an update on all things reading and life related for the first three months of the year, usually we only do the yearly summaries but we thought it would be fun to do summary updates throughout the year.
Today we talk about:
- A little bit of life
- A good 10+ min tangent chat about t.v. and movies we've enjoyed lately (oops)
- Total reads for the year so far
- Page stats for the year
- Top reading moods
- Reading speed and book pace stats
- Top genres and authors
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Just like that, another reading update is upon us! This month we've been reading a huge mix again, from romance, to fantasy, to mystery and horror. Toni is progressing her way through two different series's and has awful lot of ~feelings~ about them.
Books discussed in this episode are:
Toni's reads:
- A Soul to Heal - Opal Reyne
- Shatter Me 1 &2 - Tahereh Mafi
- She's a Keeper - Ali K Mulford
- The Unhoneymooners - Christina Lauren
Tali's reads:
- Get a Life Chloe Brown - Talia Hibert
- One of our own - Lucinda Berry
- A Tempest of Tea - Hafsah Fazil
- The Seven Year Slip - Ashley Poston
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In this indie author (independently published books) recommendation list, we cover new releases due to come out soon(ish). This episode has a mix of fantastic fantasy, contemporary romance, mystery and crime books.
Know of/ have an indie book you'd like us to talk about? Submit it here
Books discussed in today's episode are:
- To a Darker Shore - Leanne Schwartz
- When We Were Us Timber Forge Series #1 Madison Noelle
- Rebel Blue Ranch - Lyla Sage
- Till Death Miranda Lyn
- Destiny Arising - Jan Foster
- Murder in the Hare Meadow - Izzie Harper
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This is a short and sweet list of paranormal and fantasy romance book recommendations where we are completely unfocused and extremely tangenty, some of the books we talk about in this episode we have read, some our series' or books that are new to us!
The books discussed in this episode are:
- Pestilence- Laura Thalassa
- The Serpent and the Wings of Night - Carissa Broadbent
- The Dragons Bride - Katee Robert
- Payback a Witch - Lana Harper
- The Dead Romantics - Ashley Poston
- House of Earth and Blood - Sarah J Maas
- The Awakening - Zodiac Academy - Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
- Shiver - The Wolves of Mercy Falls - Maggie Steifvater
- City of Bones - The Mortal Instruments - Cassandra Clare
- Dead Until Dark - Sookie Stackhouse novels - Charlaine Harris
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For once our reading update isn't varying wildly in tone, we've both read book's in the fantasy genre, with a little sprinkling of horror for Tali!
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Books discussed in today's episode are:
Tali's reads:
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Wolfsong
The Haar
Toni's reads:
A Soul to Keep
Mistlefoe: A Mead Realm Tale
That Time I Got Drunk And Yeeted A Love Potion At A Werewolf
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Human
A Bump in Boohail
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This week we are bringing you the Queen of all tropes: Fated Mates trope (also known as Soulmate trope)! We've got a few recs sourced from some booktok recommendations but we tried our best to avoid the big ones mentioned a lot online and shopped around a bit.
This rec list is perfect for fantasy lovers who can't get enough of the same trope played out flawlessly in a thousand different ways.
Get the full rec list on Toni's blog here
Books discussed in today episode are:
- Commanding Flame and Shield
- Stars and Shadows series
- Throne of Glass
- The Kingmaker Chronicles
- A Court This Cruel and Lovely
- House of Beating Wings
- The High Mountain Court
- A Ruin of Roses
- From Blood and Ash
- The Trial of the Sun Queen
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This week we do a deep dive into a series Toni was briefly (for over a year) obsessed with and has been waiting patiently (/ been silently screaming) for Tali to finish so we can talk about it on the podcast!
This episode will be full spoilers for Derek Landy's series: Skulduggery Pleasant - complete with an intro Derek himself kindly recorded for us at a book signing.
We will touch on all 15 books in the series, as well as the upcoming new trilogy. This is a feral, wandering mess of a chat about a series two book nerds absolutely love! You have been warned.
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It's time for our February(ish) reading update! As usual with our reading updates it varies wildly in tone, from a self help book on ADHD, to romance, to horror, mystery and of course, fantasy.
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The books discussed in today's episode are:
Tali's reads:
- Slewfoot
- FantasticLand
- Spy X Family Vol 1
- Black Lake Manor
- Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Toni's reads:
- Dirty Laundry: Why Adults with ADHD Are So Ashamed and What We Can Do to Help
- Take a Hint Dani Brown
- Act Your Age Eve Brown
- Wayward Children series
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This episode, in collaboration with Tandem Collective and Octopus Books, is an depth discussion about Fern Brady's book: 'Strong Female Character'. Fern is a Scottish comedian and this book covers stories from her life pre and post autism diagnoses. We discuss what the book is about, how we relate to the stories she tells and what we think about the various stats and facts Fern gives throughout the book.
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This week we're discussing upcoming traditionally published books coming out between January-March, with a heavy bias towards Tali's tastes, so we've got horror, we've got fantasy and we've got mystery/ thriller books!
Full list of books we will be discussing:
- The Encantos daughter
- You Dreamed of Empires
- Mislaid in Parts Half-Known
- So Let Them Burn
- Most Ardently
- The Invocations
- We Ate the Dark
- Infinity Alchemist
- What Feasts at Night
- An Education in Malice
- A Tempest of Tea
- Where the Dark Stands Still
- Law of the Wilds
- Fathom Folk
- The Angel of Indian Lake
- Icarus
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It's our favourite totally-not-related-to-trauma-of-any-kind trope! Join the Lazy Book Lovers for a little recommendations list of Found Family recs, sourced from all over Booktok, with some attempt to get a few different genres (although Toni may have made it a wee bit biased).
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Some Indie releases for the first quarter of 2024, how many will we add to our TBR?
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Its time for our first reading update of 2024, so lets chat about some standouts from the end of 2023/start of 2024. What books have you been reading?
The Books:
SpyXFamily, Vol 1 by Tatsuya Endo
The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Until the End by Derek Landy
Get a Life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Alice in Borderland, Vol 1 by Haro Aso
Six Scorched Roses by Carissa Broadbent
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What are our 2024 goals, and can we harness some manifestation this year?
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Tali and Toni wrap up their 2023 reads, and pick some stand out books! What were YOUR favourite reads in 2023?
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Favourite 2023 reads: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent, Get a Life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert, The Evergreen Heir by A.K. Mulford (Toni). Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire, Africa Risen by Various, Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree, The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent (Tali).
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Favourite new author discovered in 2023: Ali Hazelwood, Emily Henry, Talia Hibbert, Carissa Broadbent (Toni). Carissa Broadbent, Janice Hallett, Susan Dennard, Kendare Blake, Eric LoRocca (Tali).
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Book you would most likely reread: The Scholomance series by Naomi Novik, The Bridge Kingdom series by Danielle L. Jensen, The Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent (Toni). Sheets series by Brenna Thummler, The Library of Shadows by Rachel Moore (Tali).
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Book you would want adapted: The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent, A Wizards Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher, Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Toni). Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree, Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake, Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie, The Luminaries by Susan Dennard (Tali).
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Most surprising book (positive or negative): Zodiac Academy: Beyond the Veil by Caroline Peckhem and Susanne Valenti, A Wizards Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher, Any Emily Henry books, The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas (Toni). Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson, Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake (Tali).
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Book you would most highly recommend: The Bone Witch series by Ren Chupeco (Toni). Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, Sheets series by Brenna Thummler (Tali).
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Favourite Audiobook: The Red Rising saga by Pierce Brown, A Wizards Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher, The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins (Toni). Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie, Anything by Janice Hallett, Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree (Tali).
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IT'S OUR 100TH EPISODE!!! Can you believe we're here, because we can't! For our 100th episode and the last in series 1 of the Lazy Book Lovers, we answer questions about ourselves, what made us readers and look back over the books we've discussed since we started recording.
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Once again our reading update varies wildly, from silly fantasy smut to horror books that really crept under Tali's skin. This episode contains our reads from October into November, where Tali was doing an audio book challenge and a horror challenge... and Toni was on holiday and wanted books on the vibe only...
In this episode we discuss:
Tali's reads-
- House with Good Bones - T kingfisher
- Rouge - Mona Awad
- The Nightmare Man - J H Markert
- The Bell Chime - Mona Kabbani
- The House in the Pines - Ana Reyes
- Minor Detail - Adania Shibli
- Golden Rage - Lauren Wright
Toni's reads-
- That time I got drunk and saved a demon - Kimberley Lemming
- Book Lovers - Emily Henry
- My roommate is a vampire - Jenna Levine
- Anatomy: A Love Story - Dana Schwartz
- The Serpent and the Wings of Night - Carissa Broadbent
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Get your fill of enemies to lovers book recs in this week's episode, Toni has plundered booktok for recs across a range of genres (heavily biased towards her preferences).
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Want to add more Nonfiction to your TBR? Today Tali shares her priority Nonfiction list in her ongoing quest to read more nonfiction.
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Want to know about the upcoming book releases? This week we talk about the book's that have come out in October, and the ones that will be coming out in November and December! Be prepared for a heavily biased list that's basically Tali's list of guilt.
Listen to the Lazy Book Lovers discuss:
- Rouge - Mono Awad
- The Hexologists - Josiah Bancroft
- Starling House - Alex.E.Harrow
- Curious Tides - Pascale Lacelle
- Midnight Is the Darkest Hour - Ashley Winstead
- Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror - Various Authors
- The Unmaking of June Farrow - Adrienne Young
- The Reformatory -Tananarive Due
- Nestlings -Nat Cassidy
- The Hunting Moon - Susan Dennard
- Bookshops & Bonedust - Travis Baldree
- Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros
- A River of Golden Bones - A.K. Mulford
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This week we catch you up on what we've been reading lately, Toni has her usual selection of fantasy and romance, meanwhile, Tali brings you a little bit of cannibals, classics and crime!
Toni's reads
- Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
- A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
- Ledge by Stacey McEwan
Tali's reads
- Holly by Stephen King
- Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite
- The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
- Murder in the family by Cara Hunter
- The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett
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Diving into any book community online can feel like ALOT to learn, especially with all the slang and acronym's, so let Toni help you with a crash course in Bookish terms!
Tali is back with a collection of horrors books for you to read, perfect for beginners and those that want a very specific subgenre.
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Beginner Horror:
The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass, Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare, You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron, House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland, Bella Bright and the Ghost Game by Carolyn Ward.
Sporer:
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
Cosmic Horror:
The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher, This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno
Biological Horror:
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer, The Ruins by Scott Smith
Academic Horror:
Feed Them Silenceby Lee Mandelo, A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik, Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
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Reading Update time, and this week Tali and Toni have a mixture of genres and have alot of thoughts..
Books Discussed: Welcome to Camp Killer byCynthia Murphy, The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik, Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica, The Evergreen Heir by A.K. Mulford, The Society for Soulless Girls by Laura Steven, The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas, Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood, Bedlam by Derek Landy, Seasons of War by Derek Landy, Dead or Alive by Derek Landy, Bad Magic by Derek Landy, Hell Breaks Loose by Derek Landy
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Today the Lazy Book Lovers do a deep dive into the Booktok sensation: Fourth Wing! This is a spoiler filled, somewhat chaotic and definitely unstructured review of the book, which we both read and ended up having surprisingly different opinions on. * SUBMIT YOUR 100TH EPISODE Q&A QUESTIONS HERE: https://lazybookloverspodcast.wordpress.com/100th-episode-qa/ * (Follow our reads on Storygraph or the Lazy Book Lovers shop front on Bookshop.org) * Like, Download, Subscribe! * Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/ * Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
To celebrate episode 90 we thought we do something a little fun and find out if we can use books to answer vital questions like how the rest of our year will go, or will our soulmates say when we meet them. You know, the important stuff. What will the books predict? What will we discover about ourselves? And will we stay on topic...?SUBMIT YOUR 100TH EPISODE Q&A QUESTIONS HERE: https://lazybookloverspodcast.wordpress.com/100th-episode-qa/* (Follow our reads on Storygraph or the Lazy Book Lovers shop front on Bookshop.org) * Like, Download, Subscribe! * Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/ * Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
Join us for part two of our update on our latest reads, we've got a little bit of romance, a little bit of fantasy and a little bit of horror for you, because we are nothing if not inconsistent!In this episode we talk about: Spellcasters, Wanderlust, A Pho Love Story, Bella Bright, The Ghost Game, The Mystery of Four and The Last graduate, Beach read, The Rabbit Who Lived and The Rabbit the Barbarian.* (Follow our reads on Storygraph or the Lazy Book Lovers shop front on Bookshop.org) * Like, Download, Subscribe! * Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/ * Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
How can it be time for ANOTHER reading update? And a two parter at that? What have Tali and Toni been reading?* (Follow our reads on Storygraph or the Lazy Book Lovers shop front on Bookshop.org) * Like, Download, Subscribe! * Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/ * Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
Tali and Toni LOVE Indie authors, and regularly share them on Lazy Book Lovers. However, how many have they actually read? Lets chat books we've read, and the many on our TBR. * (Follow our reads on Storygraph or the Lazy Book Lovers shop front on Bookshop.org) * Like, Download, Subscribe! * Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/ * Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
Let's discuss a new bunch of Indie book releases through August - October 2023. These fantasy, romance, and Sci-fi books are PERFECT for every reader! Support an Indie author today.* (Follow our reads on Storygraph or the Lazy Book Lovers shop front on Bookshop.org) * Like, Download, Subscribe! * Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/ * Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
Reading has been happening! Lets discuss the books Tali and Toni have been reading in this second part of a two part update.
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Reading has been happening! Lets discuss the books Tali and Toni have been reading in this first part of a two part update.* (Follow our reads on Storygraph or the Lazy Book Lovers shop front on Bookshop.org) * Like, Download, Subscribe! * Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/ * Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
Tali is trying to hold herself accountable by listing the upcoming ARC's (Advanced Readers Copy) she has on her Netgalley. Will she read them before the end of the year? It's certainly a bold claim.
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Our latest reading update covers books from Cozy Fantasy, to Terry pratchett-esq humour fantasy novels, to thrillers, romance novels and few books that made us think. As perpetual mood readers you are completely at the mercy of our weird variety of taste in this reading update!
It may be July, but that doesn't mean your Pride reading should end. Join Tali and Toni as we chat about suggestions From this list .* (Follow our reads on Storygraph or the Lazy Book Lovers shop front on Bookshop.org) * Like, Download, Subscribe! * Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/ * Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
At the start of the year we did an episode talking about reading and life goals for the year (Episode 62 - we are manifesting - 2023 goals) so we thought it'd be fun to do an update half way through the year. How much have we read? Did we tick off any of our goals? Will talk for 20 minutes and not mention books at all at the end? Listen to find out!* (Follow our reads on Storygraph or the Lazy Book Lovers shop front on Bookshop.org) * Like, Download, Subscribe! * Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/ * Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
In part two of our reading update, Toni does a little reflecting on whether she really is a dark romance girlie, meanwhile Tali has been reading a fluffy romance and cozy fantasy. Content warnings: Kidnapping, violence, body horror and sexual content..
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Our latest reading update had to be split across two episodes because the Lazy Book Lovers aren't being very on brand lately and we've read too much. This episode has everything from books that made us feel things, to vampire trash fiction and some reads from Asian heritage month. (Follow our reads on Storygraph, or the Lazy Book Lovers shop front on Bookshop.org). Like, Download, Subscribe! Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/ . Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
One Bed Tropes galore in todays episode, which are your favourite books featuring a one bed trope?.. (Follow our reads on Storygraph, or the Lazy Book Lovers shop front on Bookshop.org). . Like, Download, Subscribe! Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/ . Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
Content warning: discussion of suicide 21:06 - 22:33This week Tali and Toni talk about recent indie authors book releases! From horror short stories to cute romances, this week has something for everyone, and by everyone we mean us and our tbr’s that never end.. (Follow our reads on Storygraph, or the Lazy Book Lovers shop front on Bookshop.org). . Like, Download, Subscribe! Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/ . Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
Going against brand, Tali and Toni have been actually reading! Let's discuss the highs, lows, and more! . (Follow our reads on Storygraph, or the Lazy Book Lovers shop front on Bookshop.org). . Like, Download, Subscribe! Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/ . Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
Have you heard the term cosy fantasy? The Lazy Book Lovers have put together a GREAT list for you to check out, from orcs, to smut! . (Follow our reads on Storygraph, or the Lazy Book Lovers shop front on Bookshop.org). . Like, Download, Subscribe! Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/ . Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
Written in 2008 The Hunger Games was the start of a dystopian YA series as a way for Suzanne Collins to explore the Just War theory. With The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes coming the cinemas this summer we decided to revisit The Hunger Games, and ask is it just as relevant today? . (Follow our reads on Storygraph, or the Lazy Book Lovers shop front on Bookshop.org). . Like, Download, Subscribe! Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/ . Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
From love interests to main characters, morally grey characters make everything more interesting. . (Follow our reads on Storygraph, or the Lazy Book Lovers shop front on Bookshop.org). . Like, Download, Subscribe! Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/ . Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
What have the Lazy Book Lovers been reading? Tali has been living in Depression Station, and Toni has been living her best fantasy life. (Follow our reads on Storygraph, or the Lazy Book Lovers shop front on Bookshop.org).Books mentioned in the episode (Check Storygraph for Content Warnings):Crescent City 1 & 2 by Sarah J MaasVarious Zodiac Academy books by Susanne Valenti, Caroline PeckhamGolden Son by Pierce BrownA Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca F. KenneyFlicker and Flame by Willow Hayes.This Thing between us by Gus MorenoThe Walking Dead by Robert KirkmanPlastic by Doug WagnerHow to Sell a Hunted House by Grady HendrixLegends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeYou Made a Fool of Death with your Beauty by Akwaeke EmeziCatfish Rolling by Clara KumagaiMapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones . Like, Download, Subscribe! Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/ . Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
Pure chaos reigns throughout episode 70 as Tali and Toni build a story or two - featuring a ball that may or may not have scared Tali. . Like, Download, Subscribe! Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/ . Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
For this special episode Tali shares the smut books from her TBR, and surprising no-one there are a great number of monster smuttok books on her list! What Romance books are on your list, and what is the spicy rating?.Like, Download, Subscribe!Our links: https://lazybooklovers.carrd.co/.Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co
How does Toni pick her TBR in such a sophisticated manner? Well, with a Ritz Cracker box of course!
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Discussions of J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter, and ACOTAR spoilers
Tali and Toni discuss some bookish 'hot topics' this week, asking questions such as can you separate art from the artist? Is skim reading real reading? How do you write outside your lived experience?
Everything throughout this episode is nuanced and we believe has no set answer.
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The lazy book Lovers share their first reading update of 2023, and things are starting off good! From fun smut to political fantasy, this update is quite a mix bag. Follow the hosts on Storygraph to keep up-to-date (links below).
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Let's chat about traditional releases for the first quarter of 2023. What fantasy books are releasing during January, February, or March?
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Its one of Toni's favourite trope, and her reading journey shows it. Let's chat 'Touch her and you die' book recommendations.
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From fantasy to romance, to zombies, the Lazy Book Lovers have it all in this week's Indie Releases episode - Perfect timing for Toni to have Kindle Unlimited!
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For our second episode of 2023, we thought it'd be fun talk about some of our goals for the year, both bookish and life related!
How many books are we aiming to read this year? What else can we manifest? Has Toni gone overboard in her plans to fix her entire life again? Listen to find out.
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It's 2023 and we are back! New jingle? Check! New Logo? Check! Never-ending TBR? Also Check! But lets start with the books we DID read during 2022. Follow, like, and review Lazy Book Lovers today.
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Tali and Toni end the year doing stupid games in the name of Christmas fun!
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The second part of our indie releases catch up, where the book lovers despair about there being too many great books and too little time.
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The Lazy Book Lovers scream into the void as they realise they will never get around to all these fantastic books!
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Part two of our reading update, Toni has a new romantasy book series obsession!
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Part one of our reading update, what have we been reading since August? Let us fill you in!
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You get a horror book rec, you get a horror book rec, and you get a horror book rec! Please checkout CW for all books mentioned.
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Take a shot every time Tali says Vibes in this fun Dark Academic drinking game episode! Content warnings galore
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Join us for a little reading update where Toni has literally only read one book, meanwhile, Tali has taken a break from reality and read lots of books.
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Tali and Toni talk about a new author for once! After the release of the Sandman on Netflix we thought it would be interesting to talk about Neil Gaiman.
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This week we talk about each of our top 5 favourite authors, which as book worm's is a pretty tricky decision to make. How did we decide who made the cut? We thought about authors that are our auto-buys, who are on the vibe and those that struck a chord with us this year!
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To celebrate our 50th episode, join the Lazy Book Lovers in a little Q&A. We talk about how we met and became friends, tell you a little about what we do when we're not reading and some of our goals for the future!
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Are you a fan of Leigh Bardugo? Do you love the Grishaverse? Of course you are/do!! So join Tali and Toni as we do a author spotlight episode delving into Leigh Bardugo and her books.
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Let's talk new releases for July - September, and add more to both Tali and Toni's TBR!
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Join Toni and Tali for a reading update in which Tali is trying to leave planet Earth entirely and live just through books! Who doesn't love a beautiful mix of Trauma and Porn?
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Toni puts her literature degree to use and talks us through the different narrative structures available!
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Even booktok has it's own niches, so lets fall down the smuttok rabbit hole and make Toni feel uncomfortable with the word milking.
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Poetry 101 - Where did it start? How much have we missed by only being taught about Western poetry? Are you also a huge fan of Maya Angelou? Join us today for an entirely incorrect timeline of poetry!
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Its time for a what we've been reading recently, and a 6 month recap. From cleaning tips, to fantasy smut, we cover it all in this episode!
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Skip to 6:46 to avoid detailed pregnancy/birth discussion
Lets check out another fantastic batch of Indie authors and their new/upcoming releases! From large fantasy series, to authors who are doing the absolute most - we discuss all the books adding to our TBR list, and which ones we will be prioritising.
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Let's round of Pride month with some fantastic LGBTQIA+ recommendations. From graphic novels to Sci-Fi to Contemporary, we have a recommendation for you!
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Let's celebrate episode 40 with a few bookish games, such as 'snog, marry, avoid', and 'would you rather?'. Join us for some laughs and pointless book chatter.
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The Lazy Book Lovers are LONG overdue a book update, so please enjoy this rambling book update, mixed with a life update noone asked for!
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Toni puts her degree to good use and tells us what makes a classic, and whether she has read the ones 'you must read'.
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May was Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, to help you read Asian authors all year round Tali has a collection of book recommendations from her never-ending TBR mountain!
Have you ever wondered about the history of the Crime genre? Where it started, what made it popular, and what about future subgenres? Tali and Toni share their completely cohesive thoughts on it!
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Toni and Tali decide to escape the scary world by revisiting some teenage nostalgia books.
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It's time for a reading update. Tali and Toni discuss multiple books from plot heavy, to those with just the barest notion of plot (plus smut).
It's indie week! Join Natali and Toni to hear all about some exciting upcoming indie releases, this week we are discussing Sci-Fi, fantasy, and topless cowboys.
Join the Lazy Book Lovers as we discuss our love for Terry Pratchett, his books, and how much of a pure babe he is!
A reading update with a full spoiler filled ACOTAR discussion! Join us for full blown chaos.
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Join the Lazy Book Lovers as we carry out some fun story building games, which do not end in chaos!
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Join the Lazy Book Lovers as we carry out some fun story building games, which do not end in chaos!
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Women's history month is a month that is close to both of our hearts, so Tali picked a small selection of non-fiction and fiction books by female (and nonbinary) authors, both ones she has read, and ones she wants to read.
We haven't been able to read much this year due to illness, and some not so enjoyable books, so let's get to know us! From our love language to our Myers Briggs.
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February is Black History Month, so we wanted to sit down and discuss some books we hope to read over the next year, give you some recommendations from people who have read much more than us, and chat about books we personally recommend. All whilst learning that we were taught so little in school!
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We've been promising you a Harry Potter episode for a while but since we have a lot to say about it (we're 90's kids afterall), this week we begin with the big differences between the films and the books.
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Are you a book lover trying to find a way to fit more reading time in your day? Or someone trying to recapture how much you enjoyed reading as a kid? Listen to this week's episodes for tips on how to get more reading done around our busy lives.
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It's indie week! Join Natali and Toni to hear all about some exciting upcoming indie releases, this week we've got loads of great dragons and werewolf stuff, plus, some intriguing romance novels.
This week we're confessing book nerd secrets. If you're a book lover, we guarantee you're guilty of at least a couple of these!
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Today the lazy book lovers talk about Booktok, have we read them? Did we like them? Did we already purchase them but not read them?
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Barnes and Nobel Article: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/booktok/_/N-2vdn
The Lazy Book Lovers share their first reading update of the year! We cover books from the ACOTAR series, High Mountain court and some other fun fantasy books. Also, we share some our exciting plans for the podcast in 2022... stay tuned
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The Lazy Book Lovers decide to celebrant the festive period by investigating murder most foul at Mossbank in this D&D special! With special guest Gavin as the DM extraordinaire.
How many books did we read in 2021? and can we list them all in a quick row.... probably not, but join us for our in no way official 2021 awards.
Let's talk favourite book couples! The Lazy Book Lovers discuss those couples that live rent free in our head, and warmed our cold dead hearts.
How do you make a bookworm? If you are looking to pick up reading, or get someone else into reading, Natali and Toni have some great tips for you!
The Lazy Book Lovers have been reading!! Let's chat about some intriguing fantasy and spooky horror.
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The Lazy Book Lovers delve into Toni's favourite classics, and Tali realises she misunderstood a whole bunch of books!
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The Lazy Book Lovers add more to their TBR list by looking at Indie and self published books coming out in November and December.
Part two of the Lazy Book Lovers Halloween recommendations, perfect for your spooky reading. The Lazy Book Lovers delve into translated horror, and the wonderful world of mixed media!
Part one of the Lazy Book Lovers Halloween recommendations, perfect for your spooky reading. From classics to atmospheric books, part one has a lot to say!
The Lazy Book Lovers take a break from large book series to share 5 stand alone books they love, from fantasy to contemporary.
The Lazy Book Lovers discuss what they've been reading recently, from nonfiction to mental health discussions.
Resources:
Support for trans and non-binary people: https://bit.ly/3lmuMnE
Petition to provide trans people with timely healthcare (UK): https://bit.ly/3Bm1UBH
Mind: https://bit.ly/3oHc1NL
Samaritans: https://bit.ly/3oDNZDv
Let's discuss more wonderful Indie releases coming up in October, and how we wish we could read them all!
The lazy book lovers talk about their favourite tropes, from found family to the chosen one, and all the specific things they love in-between!
The Lazy Book Lovers talk about their top 5 fantasy book series, in part two they discuss The Shadowhunters, Skulduggery Pleasant, The Wayward Children, and more.
The Lazy Book Lovers talk about their top 5 fantasy book series, in part one they discuss the GrishaVerse, The Old Kingdom, His Dark Materials and more.
The Lazy Book Lovers chat about what they've been reading, buying, or wishing they were reading recently!
It doesn't count as adding to your TBR list if you are helping out a fellow Indie author, right?
Because a podcast is cheaper than therapy, this week the lazy book lovers share the books that have traumatised us in the hope we can find other brave bookish survivors.
The Lazy Book Lovers read bookish memes to you about reading, whilst not reading..... while you also do not read.
The Lazy Book Lovers introduce themselves and discuss our most recent reads, such as the infamous ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses), and the soul-destroying All the Bright Places.
Introducing the Lazy Book Lovers podcast, Tali and Toni. Here to talk about all things books, tbr's and procrastinating! Join us for more book worm discussions and follow us on Instagram @lazybookloverspodcast